Easy to Make, Delicious to Eat! Ice Cream Snowballs

Brrr, it's been kind of chilly. No matter how cold it gets, there is always room for ice cream. At least that's how I was raised. True story.  So many fun memories involving the sweet icy treat growing up.  We'd fight over who got the biggest bowl quite frequently. Now, mind you, I don't have any siblings. I'm talking about fighting over it with my parents. Ha! Good times. I also can't forget all the times my dad convinced me to be happy about yet another trip to The Home Depot with promising to stop for some ice cream on the way back. Hey, it worked. What can I say?

As I was gathering up ideas for easy treats, I found a simple recipe for Ice Cream Snowballs over on the Dreyer's website. Funny enough, we don't have that brand of Ice Cream here, but we do have Edy's which is the regional name for ours.   Same ice cream, different name, all delish.  To make these cute little wintery treats, you just need two ingredients, which is awesome.  Just vanilla ice cream and white ice cream toppings. They suggest crushed white chocolate, white sprinkles or coconut flakes. Yummers.

I opted to try it out with shredded coconut and I don't regret it a bit. I just wish my dad lived a little closer so I could share. Now that I'm an adult, I don't mind sharing the larger portion of ice cream and he still doesn't mind eating it. *smile*.

When I was shopping for my vanilla ice cream, I noticed that the vanilla bean flavor had more of a white appearance, so I used that instead of regular vanilla like the recipe calls for. You can obviously use any flavor you want to, it's all good.  BUT, that shredded coconut tastes freakin' amazing with the vanilla bean flavored ice cream. Highly recommend!

Ice Cream Snowballs Recipe

Original recipe from Dryer's. Print the Original Recipe.

Ingredients:

-Vanilla Ice Cream (I used Vanilla Bean for the whiter color)

-Shredded Coconut

Directions:

Use an ice cream scoop to create a round vanilla scoop right from the carton. I used plastic gloves and quickly rolled each one into a perfect ball. (Brrrr).

Roll the scoop in a bowl of shredded coconut to cover.

I placed my ice cream snowballs on wax paper on a baking tray and stuck them in the freezer so they could solidify a bit. These store surprisingly well. After they are firm again, you can put them in a freezer friendly container or freezer bag.

Promise you'll try vanilla bean ice cream and shredded coconut?

Do you enjoy ice cream even in the colder months? Do you have any fun memories about ice cream? Leave a comment below, I'd love to hear from you.